McDonald's Quarter Pounder vs. Chicken teriyaki subway — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between McDonald's Quarter Pounder and chicken teriyaki subway

McDonald's Quarter Pounder has more vitamin B12, zinc, fats, iron, vitamin B2, and protein; however, chicken teriyaki subway has more vitamin B1 and calcium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for McDonald's Quarter Pounder is 49% higher.
Chicken teriyaki subway has 8 times less saturated fat than McDonald's Quarter Pounder. McDonald's Quarter Pounder has 4.008g of saturated fat, while chicken teriyaki subway has 0.505g.

Food types used in this article are McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER and SUBWAY, sweet onion chicken teriyaki sub on white bread with lettuce, tomato, and sweet onion sauce.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder

Chicken teriyaki subway

Contains more IronIron	+58.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+320.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+69%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+41.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder

Chicken teriyaki subway

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1063.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+22.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+49.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~58µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.28µg	0.11µg	49%
Selenium		15.4µg	28%
Vitamin B6		0.282mg	22%
Zinc	2.69mg	0.64mg	19%
Saturated fat	4.008g	0.505g	16%
Fats	11.55g	2.37g	14%
Vitamin B5		0.655mg	13%
Iron	2.41mg	1.52mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.344mg	0.213mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.202g	0.642g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.273mg	8%
Protein	14.1g	10.91g	6%
Cholesterol	39mg	22mg	6%
Calcium	84mg	142mg	6%
Starch		13.77g	6%
Sodium	427mg	305mg	5%
Calories	244kcal	155kcal	4%
Copper	0.107mg	0.071mg	4%
Manganese	0.199mg	0.282mg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.452mg	5.063mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.283g	0.831g	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.061g	4%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.717g	4%
Vitamin E		0.38mg	3%
Potassium	227mg	285mg	2%
Fiber	1.6g	1.2g	2%
Phosphorus	124mg	139mg	2%
Folate	56µg	58µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.8g	7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	173kcal	142kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	41g	65g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	2.9	N/A
Vitamin C	0.9mg	1.1mg	0%
Net carbs	20.57g	21.34g	N/A
Carbs	22.17g	22.54g	0%
Magnesium	22mg	23mg	0%
Sugar	5.13g	6.06g	N/A
Vitamin A		3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.724g	0.012g	N/A
Fructose	2.2g	2.39g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.003g	N/A